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First openly gay politician Coos Huijsen sees progress stalled

First openly gay politician Coos Huijsen sees progress stalled

Coos Huijsen, the first openly gay politician in the Netherlands, reflects on the stalled state of LGBTQ+ emancipation fifty years after his own pioneering efforts. Alongside current MP Thom van Campen, Huijsen discusses the historical and ongoing challenges faced by gay individuals within the Dutch political landscape.

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